Gas demand expected to dip as streets remain flooded and Northeastern residents—in some areas—are encouraged to remain in doors. More than 8.1 million U.S. homes and businesses were without power on Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc, tearing down power lines, flooding electrical networks and causing an explosion at a Consolidated Edison substation on Manhattan’s [...]
Super Bowl and Mardi Gras impact court date. The trial over liability for BP Plc’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was postponed to Feb. 25, so the lawyers won’t lose accommodations to Super Bowl and Mardi Gras crowds, a New Orleans judge told Bloomberg Online. The Super Bowl is set for Feb. 3, and [...]
For the first time this year, fans can also create their own digital display case of their collection. Hess Toy Truck fans worked together to reveal the newest addition to the celebrated line of toy trucks ahead of its scheduled Nov. 1 launch: The 2012 Hess Toy Truck is a Helicopter and Rescue. Last week, [...]
Kretek International Inc. has announced the newest addition to the Kretek Performance Brand family—ExtenZe HT, from Biotab Nutraceuticals. Specifically formulated to support increased testosterone, ExtenZe HT contains Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), which directly affects muscle tone, along with Pregnenolone, for an overall sense of well being. It also promotes the restoration of DHEA and DHEA-S levels [...]
Awards were presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from nearly 3,000 entrants worldwide. For the second consecutive year, Retalix Ltd. has received the Microsoft Alliance ISV 2012 Industry Partner of the Year Award for the Retail Sector. “We are delighted to win the Microsoft partner of the year award,” said Gil Priver, head of [...]
El Monterey has introduced new packaging film for its eight-ounce Butcher Wrapped Burritos. The polyester laminate film is dual ovenable and self-venting, offering superior heat and hold capabilities and ensuring food safety. The four popular El Monterey Butcher Wrapped Burritos include two AM and two all day flavors: Egg, Sausage, Potato and Cheese Burritos; Egg, [...]
Gasoline demand will suffer dramatically due to Hurricane Sandy, with motorists in affected areas told—in some cases ordered—to stay off the roads. By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Hurricane Sandy drove higher wholesale gasoline prices on Oct. 26 on worries over the storm effects, continuing the advance early Monday (10/29) ahead [...]
Stores ask shoppers to pin pumpkins to help “treat” patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. As St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital celebrates five decades of finding cures that have saved the lives of countless children, the 21st Annual St. Jude Halloween Promotion is underway at retail, grocery, restaurants and a large number of c-store [...]
Parker’s donates one cent of every gallon of gas purchased at all of its convenience stores on the first Wednesday of the month to community schools through the Fueling the Community program. Parker’s recently presented a check for $2,000 to Bryan County Public Schools as part of the company’s Fueling the Community program. This donation [...]
Local Idaho residents run to raise money for vaccinations and a local community pool. In time for Halloween, two Maverik Convenience Stores in Idaho towns helped fundraise while engaging the community in exercise and Halloween fun this past weekend with two Zombie 5K races. In Rupert, Idaho, on Sunday Oct. 27 the Maverik Service Station [...]
Tinsley first became involved in NACS in 1963 when he attended his first NACS Annual Meeting. The following year, he was tapped as secretary/treasurer. Tom Tinsley, who served as 1968 NACS president, died on Oct. 16 at the age of 94, at West Place Nursing Home in Athens, Texas. Tinsley spent his entire professional career [...]
JAWS International Ltd., a technology company committed to protecting the environment and making innovative products to that end, has introduced JAWS cleaners. JAWS cleaners is a line of nontoxic cleaners in reusable bottles that come with a 2 ½-inch refill cartridge attached. Customers use up the main bottle, then refill the bottle with tap water, [...]
Consumer smart phones don’t last long in many field-based work environments—not because service contracts are too short, but because the phones aren’t tough enough to withstand drops on concrete, lack adequate battery life or don’t have enterprise scanning capabilities. Today’s mobile workers have a new option: Honeywell’s first-ever rugged Enterprise Hybrid Device (EHD), the Dolphin [...]
In any loyalty program, simplicity is crucial to customer adoption. Chevron and the Vons division of Safeway Inc. have partnered to offer a joint Reward Points loyalty program. Customers who earn gas rewards by shopping with their VonsClub Card at Vons stores or a ValuePlus Card at Pavilions stores now can spend their rewards of [...]
Featured in NACS “Ideas 2 Go” DVD. Parker’s was honored as a Market Leader at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) annual trade show in Las Vegas on Oct. 7-10, 2012. NACS attendees got a first look at new industry ideas and best retail practices during the trade show’s NACS “Ideas 2 Go” video [...]